岭南杂记∶产粤，道旁小树也，状如木兰，亦类紫薇，高一、二尺，叶大如指头，颇带
蓝色
，叶老则有白篆文如蜗涎，名鬼画符，叶下有小花如粟米，至晚香闻数十步，恍若芝兰。又
名蚊惊树，暑月有蚊，折此树逐之即惊散。 粤语∶夜兰木本，高尺许，叶如槐，花如粟米
，至夜则芳香如兰，折之可以辟蚊，插门上，蚊不敢入，一名蚊惊树。有病，取其叶生啖或
煎水，即吐痰数日而愈。叶上有篆文如符，又名神符树。 关涵岭南随笔∶夜兰生罗浮幽谷
中，有香无形，与肉芝同为神物，与此名同物异。 敏按∶粤志步惊木，以嫩叶和米数粒微
炒，煎汤饮之，可愈呕泻寒痰。花有幽香，步行遇之，往往惊为蕙兰，故亦曰步惊。永安人
以嫩叶干之，持入京师作人事，核其功用形状，或即夜兰欤。
治一切风寒诸病，取叶煎汤服，少顷大吐痰涎，或行路侵寒暑，吐泻危笃，采数叶嚼，
或吐或不吐，病即愈。
白胡椒 山胡椒 马思答吉
边州见闻录∶川椒故有名，产自黎大所城隅者尤香冽，大小必双，肉理细密，罅裂而子
不堕
，俗呼抱娃子椒。 四川志∶各洲县多出椒，惟茂州出者最佳，其壳一开一合者尤妙。
性同川椒，入药尤效。
按∶黎椒近日亦罕有真者，外方所得，俱属彼土人以他产伪充，其功效亦仅与川椒相埒。
据
刘少府挹清云∶真者含一、二粒口中，可辟瘴毒，解鱼虾食毒，更可为导淫具，彼土中有一
种生恶疮妓女，人不敢近，惟吞黎椒三粒与之接，则无害，次日便出椒，内尽包其毒，不入
人脏腑也，故真者彼土亦珍贵之，罕有出售于外者。
《岭南杂记》记载：夜兰产于广东，是路边的小树，形状像木兰，也类似紫薇，高一二尺，叶子大如手指头，颇带蓝色。叶子老了上面就有白色的篆体文字，像蜗牛爬过的痕迹，名叫“鬼画符”。叶下有小花如粟米般大小，到了晚上香气能闻到几十步远，恍惚间好像芝兰一样。又名蚊惊树，夏天有蚊子时，折断这棵树的枝条驱赶，蚊子就会受惊散开。
粤语地区称：夜兰是木本植物，高约一尺，叶子像槐树叶，花如粟米，到了夜晚芳香如兰花。折断它可以驱避蚊子，插在门上，蚊子不敢进入。一名蚊惊树。如果生病，取它的叶子生吃或煎水喝，几天后吐出痰液病就好了。叶子上有像符咒一样的篆文，又名神符树。
关涵在《岭南随笔》中记载：夜兰生长在罗浮山的幽深山谷中，有香气但没有固定形态，与肉芝同为神物，这与前面的夜兰同名但不同物。
我（赵学敏）按语：广东地方志记载的“步惊木”，用嫩叶和几粒米稍微炒一下，煎汤饮用，可以治愈呕吐、腹泻和寒痰。花朵有幽香，行人遇到它，往往惊讶地以为是蕙兰，所以也叫步惊。永安人把嫩叶晒干，带到京师作为礼物，核查其功效形状，或许就是夜兰吧。
治疗一切风寒引起的疾病，取叶子煎汤服用，一会儿后大量吐出痰涎。或者在路上遭受风寒暑热侵袭，出现严重呕吐腹泻，采摘几片叶子咀嚼，无论吐还是不吐，病都会好。
《边州见闻录》记载：川椒本来就有名，产自黎族大所城角落的尤其香烈，果实大小成双，肉质纹理细密，果皮裂开但种子不脱落，俗称“抱娃子椒”。
《四川志》记载：各州县多出产花椒，只有茂州产的最好，那种壳一开一合的尤其奇妙。性质同川椒，入药效果更佳。
按语：黎椒近来也很难见到真品，外地所得到的，都是当地土著用其他产地假冒充数的，其功效也只与川椒相当。
据刘少府挹清说：真品含一两粒在口中，可以辟除瘴气毒邪，解除鱼虾食用中毒，更可以作为导淫的工具。当地有一种生恶疮的妓女，别人不敢靠近，只要吞下三粒黎椒与她接触，就无害，第二天就把椒排出来，里面包尽了她的毒素，不进入人的脏腑，所以真品在当地也很珍贵，很少有出售到外地的。
*Records of Lingnan*: Produced in Guangdong, it is a small tree by the roadside, resembling *Magnolia* (Mulan), and similar to *Crape Myrtle* (Ziwei). It is one or two chi high, with leaves as large as a finger, somewhat blue in color. When the leaves age, they display white seal-script-like patterns resembling snail trails, named "Ghost Drawing Characters" (Guihua Fu). Under the leaves are small flowers like millet grains; at night, the fragrance can be smelled from dozens of steps away, reminiscent of *Angelica* and *Orchid* (Zhilan). It is also called "Mosquito-Startling Tree" (Wenjing Shu). In summer months when mosquitoes are present, breaking branches of this tree drives them away, causing them to scatter in fright.
In Cantonese: Night Orchid Wood (Yelan) is a woody plant, about one chi high, with leaves like *Sophora* (Huai), and flowers like millet grains. At night, it emits a fragrance like orchids. Breaking it can repel mosquitoes; inserting it on the door prevents mosquitoes from entering. Also known as Mosquito-Startling Tree. If ill, taking its leaves raw or decocting them in water leads to the expulsion of phlegm over several days, resulting in recovery. The leaves bear seal-script patterns like talismans, hence also named "Divine Talisman Tree" (Shenfu Shu).
Guan Han in *Lingnan Suibi*: Night Orchid grows in the secluded valleys of Luofu Mountain. It has fragrance but no fixed form, sharing the status of divine entities with *Rou Zhi* (Meat灵芝). This refers to a different entity with the same name.
I (Zhao Xuemin) note: The Guangdong gazetteer records "Bu Jing Mu" (Step-Startling Tree). Using tender leaves mixed with a few grains of rice, lightly stir-fried and decocted for drinking, can cure vomiting, diarrhea, and cold-phlegm. The flowers have a subtle fragrance; pedestrians encountering them often mistake them for *Hui Lan* (Hui Orchid), thus also called Bu Jing. People from Yong'an dry the tender leaves and take them to the capital as gifts. Examining their efficacy and shape, they might indeed be Night Orchid.
To treat all diseases caused by wind-cold, take the leaves, decoct in water, and ingest. After a short while, profuse expectoration of phlegm occurs. Alternatively, if one suffers severe vomiting and diarrhea due to exposure to wind-cold or heat-dampness while traveling, chewing a few leaves will cure the illness, whether vomiting occurs or not.
White Pepper, Mountain Pepper, Masadaji
*Observations from Border Regions*: Sichuan Pepper (Chuan Jiao) was already famous. Those produced at the corner of Li Da's city wall are particularly fragrant and pungent. The fruits are always paired in size, with dense flesh texture; the husk cracks but the seeds do not fall out, commonly called "Baby-Hugging Pepper" (Baowazi Jiao).
*Sichuan Gazetteer*: Various prefectures and counties produce pepper, but that from Maozhou is the best. Those whose husks open and close are especially exquisite. Its nature is the same as Sichuan Pepper, and it is even more effective in medicinal use.
Note: Authentic Li Pepper is rarely seen nowadays. What is obtained outside the region is mostly counterfeit, produced by local inhabitants using other origins. Its efficacy is merely comparable to Sichuan Pepper.
According to Liu Shaofu Yiqing: Holding one or two grains of authentic Li Pepper in the mouth can ward off miasma and toxins, and resolve poisoning from eating fish and shrimp. It can also serve as an instrument for guiding sexual fluids. There is a type of prostitute in that region suffering from malignant sores whom others dare not approach. By swallowing three grains of Li Pepper before contact, she remains unharmed. The next day, the pepper is excreted, having completely encapsulated her toxins without entering the human viscera. Therefore, authentic Li Pepper is highly valued locally and rarely sold to outsiders.